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Plunk

Plunk Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Plunk? [n] the act of hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly [n] a hollow twanging sound [adv] (informal) with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" [v] pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of guitar strings; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" [v] set (something or oneself) down; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [v] drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" [v] make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground Synonyms \| Synonyms for Plunk: clop \| clump \| clunk \| dive \| flump \| pick \| plank \| plonk \| plop \| plop \| pluck \| plump \| plump down \| plunge \| plunk down \| plunker Related Terms \| Find terms related to Plunk: abruptly \| bang \| bash \| bat \| beating \| belt \| biff \| blow \| bonk \| bump \| cast \| chink \| chop \| chuck \| clap \| click \| clink \| clip \| clobber \| clop \| clout \| clump \| clunk \| coldcock \| crack \| crump \| cut \| dash \| deal \| deal a blow \| deck \| dig \| dint \| dive \| drop \| drub \| drubbing \| drumming \| dull thud \| exactly \| fall \| fetch \| fetch a blow \| flick \| fling \| flump \| flush \| full \| fusillade \| hastily \| hit \| hit a clip \| hurl \| impetuously \| impulsively \| jab \| kerplunk \| knock \| knock cold \| knock down \| knock out \| let have it \| lick \| like a flash \| like a thunderbolt \| nose-dive \| of a sudden \| on short notice \| pad \| parachute \| paste \| pat \| patter \| pelt \| pick \| pitapat \| pitch \| pitter-patter \| plank \| plop \| pluck \| plumb \| plummet \| plump \| plunge \| point-blank \| poke \| pop \| pounce \| pounce on \| pounce upon \| pound \| precipitantly \| precipitately \| precipitously \| precisely \| punch \| rap \| right \| sharp \| skin-dive \| sky-dive \| slam \| slap \| slog \| slug \| smack \| smack-dab \| smash \| smite \| snap \| soak \| sock \| sound \| spang \| square \| squarely \| startlingly \| stoop \| straight \| strike \| strike at \| stroke \| strum \| sudden \| suddenly \| surprisingly \| swat \| sweep the strings \| swing \| swipe \| swoop \| swoop down \| take a header \| tap \| tattoo \| throw \| thrum \| thrust \| thud \| thump \| thwack \| tick \| tinkle \| toss \| tunk \| twang \| unawares \| unexpectedly \| wallop \| whack \| wham \| whop \| without notice \| without warning \| yerk See Also \| ball \| baseball \| baseball game \| come down \| crash-dive \| descend \| draw \| duck \| fall \| force \| go \| go down \| hit \| hitting \| nosedive \| parachute \| place down \| power-dive \| pull \| put down \| set down \| sky dive \| sound \| sound \| striking \| twang Plunk In Webster's Dictionary \Plunk\, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. 2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike. 3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.] \Plunk\, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak. 2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump. 3. To play truant, or ``hooky''. [Scot.] \Plunk\, n. 1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.] 2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]

Plunk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plunk?

[n] the act of hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
[n] a hollow twanging sound
[adv] (informal) with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
[v] pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion, as of guitar strings; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
[v] set (something or oneself) down; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
[v] drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
[v] make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Plunk In Webster's Dictionary

\Plunk\, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.]
1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.

2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as,
   to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.

3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]


\Plunk\, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.]
1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by
   pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of
   a raven, to croak.

2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.

3. To play truant, or ``hooky''. [Scot.]


\Plunk\, n.
1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]

2. [Slang]
   (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.]
   (b) A dollar. [U. S.]

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